Ice-cream-cutting machine



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Sept. 28 1926.

' H. REICHEL ICE CREAM CUTTING MACHINE Filed Nov. 1, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 specification and claims.

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'45 Intersecting Patented sept. 2s, 1926.

UNITED STATES PAIENT OFFICE.

HUGO REICI-IEL, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

cE-onEAM-currrive MACHINE.

Application ma November 1, 1923. Yserial No. 672,048.

5 my invention is to provide a machine for cuttmgvice crea-m slabs into the proper size` for the manufacture ofchocolate covered ice cream confections. Other objects willvap pear from time to time in the course Vof the I illustrate my invention more or less diagrammatically inthe accompanying drawings, whereiny Figure l is a plan view with'parts broken away; Figure 2 is aside elevation with parts broken away;v i Figure 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of FgureQ; f Figure d isa section-onv the line '4 4 of Figure .I

Figure is a side view of a variant'form of my device; 'l

Figure is a section on the line 6-6 of 5 Figure 5 Like parts are illustrated by like characters throughout the specification and drawings.

is any suitable frame member having, for example, the legs A1 and the working top A2. v

Positioned upon ythe Working top A2 is the open ended container B w-hich is provided with a lidA B1 hinged along one side as at B2 and provided with locking means BR along the opposite side. Upon one end of the working surface A2 is secured the knife frame element C having the knife flanges C1, C2, C3 and C2. Removably secured to the flanges C1 and C2 is the vertical knife D which is provided .with a downwardly and rearwardly inclined cutting edge D1.

the saidvknife D and removably secured at its ends to thesupporting flanges C3, C4 is the horizontal blade E which is provided .with inwardly and Yrearwardly inclined cutting edges El, E2-con 0 verging at the center of the knife.

. Gis a plunger plate or casting adapted to lit into the interior of the casingrB. VDovetailedor otherwise removably secured to its .front iethe-hard Weed plunger Vplate G2 vertical pins L2.

which is horizontally slotted vas at G2 and l vertically slotted as at G3 inline with the knives D and E.

Secured in any suitable manner lto the real' of the plunger plate G are/the plungery rods H H1 which pass through and are aligned `by apertures H2 vin the upwardly projecting member H3. The plungers H, H1 are Joined at their outer ends by a cross piece H# Connecting the cross piece H4 andthe plunger plate G and positioned intermediate the plunger rods H and H1 is the rack I whichY meshes with the pinionI1 on the shaft I2, adapted to be rotated'by the crank I3 and handle I4. Y 'Y 'Y is any suitable receiving board or table, which may be .tiXed,vor may be removable. and which receives the divided slab as it is pressed beyond 'the knives.

In the variant form shown in Figure 5,

thesupporting side frame members K are slotted as at K1 to receive a conveying plate K2 on the bottom of which is mounted a rack K3. At the outer end of said/plate K2 is mounted. a handle piece L provided with a handhold L1. The'handle piece L is secured to the plate 17.2 is by means of piece Ijis'the hard wood block M which is slotted horizontally at M1 i and vertically at M2 to receive the vertical knife N and the horizontal knife N1. The knivesv are mounted in a Vknife Support N2, thev vertical knife Secured to said plate or N 'being' secured at the top as at N3 but having no support at the bottom. The horizontal knife-N1 is secured as vat N4 and N5. The two knives are slotted vat their intersection. N10 is a second similarly mounted transverse knife adjacent the top of the knifesupporting frame N2. y f

Loosely and removably mounted on the plate K2 is the woodenl block O which is centrally slotted as at O1 to receive the depending lower edge ofthe vertical knife, N. P is a transverse support, secured to the vtop of which is a shield or lip P1, the opposite end ofwhich is secured to the knife supportfN2.

It will be 'realizedthat while I have shown an operative'device nevertheless I do not limit myself to the specific form shown and many changers ymay* be made in the size, shape, number and disposition of parts withoutdeparting materially kfrom the spirit of my invention and I wish, therefore, that my drawings be regarded as in a sense diagrammatic.

` The use and operation of my invention are as follows:

Ice cream is prevailingly produced in large slabs. It is often desirable to divide these slabs, not into bricks which formcross sections of the slabs, but into bricks or pieces of smaller cross section. Onecommon use for these smaller bricks ofice cream is in the manufacture of various forms of chocolate coated ice cream which are now sold in large quantities. I therefore provide a machine for longitudinally dividing my slab both horizontally and vertically, vthe knives being positioned in the form of a 'cross with a horizontal arm intern'iediate the top and bottom of the slab and Aa vertical arm intermediate the sides of the slab. The slab is positioned in an open 'ended valigning box, the crossed ki'iivesbeing positioned at one end of the box, theother end of the box being penetrated by a plunger'. The vertical knife is inclined Lfrom top to bottom ant the horizontal knife is inclined toward its` center to provide a shearing action. The slab receiving table or carrier is positioned to the rear of the knives to receive the di'- vided lslab as it is thrustthrough `trieV knives. The plunger is provided with a hard wood face slotted toreceive the knives so that the ice cream can be pushed clear of the knives.

F I show a'pair of plunger rods and a rack all `secured to the plunger plate at one end and to a Vcross piece at the other, 'the plunger I show a. -hand crank 'driving 'a pinion in mesh with the rack, although of course power driven means'can be used :if so desired. r1Ehe cross piece H4 at thefouter fend of the plunger rods serves also as a 'stop to limit the excursion of the plunger.

In the variant yform shown yin Figures 5, 6 and 7, I place the ice cream on the board O. AA rotation of the crank I3 Vcarries the plate K2 forward and the board O passes under the `knives N and N1, the slot inthe top of the board receiving the lower end of the vertical knife N. V"lheknife N1 maybe inwardly or rearwardly inclined l'toward its intersection with the vertical knife N. Upon the completion of the cutting excursion the board D with the ic'e creain upon it lies beyond the knives and the ice cream maybe removed fromlthe board or the y'board v and ice cream may beI 'removed as a unit.

As in the case ofthe form earlier shown the vertical and horizontal knivesare Ire'- ceived in 'slots in the wood follower block and the ice cream is thus completely Aclelar the !knives attire ventremzity 'of the cnt- "ting excurs I K p y ii. .The `.lip P1 serves'to positron and 'd ectfthe ice rcream slab in its passage through the 4knives.

rods passing through aligning apertures.-

I have shown a second horizontal knife positioned to trim or size the top of the slab. While this is illustrated only in Figures 5 and 6, it might also be applied to the form of Figures l to 4*. Since the thickness of the small bricks cut from the lower tier of the slab is determined by the distance between the surface on which the slab rests and the edge or lower surface the lower horizontal knife E or N1, I placethe second horizontal knife at a distance above the first horizontal knife equal to' the distance between thelirst horizontal knife and the slab supporting surface. Thus the thickness of the upper tier of pieces is automatically equal to the thickness of the lower. The enact dimensions of these pieces are important, since they are frequently `packed by machinery and must bear substantially the same relation to the uniform sized packing sheets which are fed into and handled by the machinery, or else they will'not be securely and evenly packed. Also the unevenness on the top of the slab will be tri-mined yolf "by these knives. Y i

I claim: Y

'1; In an ice creamV cutter, -a Ysu-pperting base, a cross-shaped knife lined :on said base; an ice cream' slab guide element aligned with said knife and means for thrusting' said slab along said guide and against and past said knife, said knife comprising a vertical and a horizontal blade, lthe horizontal blade being secured to each .side of the base, the vertical Ablade Lbeing secured to the base at the top alone. l

2. In an ice cream cutter, a supporting base, a cross-shaped knife fixed on said base,

an ice cream slab guide element lalignedwith said knife and meansfor thrusting saidV slab along said guide and against and past said knife, Asaid vknife comprising a vertical and a horizontal blade centrally intersecting, the vertical blade being rearwardly vinclined in relation to the path of `travel ofthe icecream andthe horizontal blade being inwardly vand rearwardly inclined toward its point of intersection with the vertical blade.

3. In an ice lcream cutter, a supporting base, a movable ice cream sup-po' rti'ng inember positioned 'upon such base and means for moving fit longitudinally therealo'ng, a knife support vfixed upon said 'base and 'overhanging` the 'path of said element, a single centrally disposed cuttingmeans depending 'therefrom in ak vertical plaine, 'positioned base Vand y"ov ing the path of said element, a single centrally disposed fixed knife depending therefrom in a Vertical plane, positioned along the central axis of such member, and a horizontal fixed knife, positioned in a horizontal plane, intersecting the plane of said first mentioned knife. l

5. In an ice cream cutter, a supporting base, a movable ice cream supporting member poistioned upon such base and means for moving it longitudinally therealong, a knife support fixed upon said base and overhanging the path of said ele-ment, a single oentrally disposed fixed knife depending therefrom in a vertical plane, positioned along 15 the central a-Xis of suoli member, and a horizontal fixed knife, positioned in a horizontal zontal top terminating blade, the first men- 20 tioned horizontal fixed knife being' posiltioned substantially midway between it and the upper surface of the ice cream supporting member. y

Signed at Chicago, county of State of Illinois, this 24th day of October,

HUGO REICHEL.

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